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Edited by
Dr. David J. Ayersman, Mary Washington College, and Dr. W.
Michael Reed,
New York University
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| formerly Journal of Research on Computing in
Education |
Volume 34 Number
1 Fall 2001
Student
Orientations for Online Programs
Norma
I. Scagnoli
University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
Abstract
Traditionally, higher education institutions have developed
orientation
programs that are designed to help students make a successful
transition to
college. Now, considering this flow of virtual students, universities
offering
distance learning programs have to design orientation programs suited
for the
students that will take distance courses. This article introduces the
issues
to be considered in designing an orientation for students in online
programs
and presents the strategies being used currently in some
Internet-based courses.
Orientation for online courses serve the same objectives as
orientation for
college, in the sense that it can facilitate academic and social
interactions,
increase student involvement, enhance the sense of belonging to a
virtual learning
community, and help retention. (Keywords: distance education,
Internet-based
learning, online courses, orientation, student orientation.)
Web
Resources
Note. The Web sites listed here were valid at
press time.
However, The Web is volatile, and we have no control
over
these other sites.
Curriculum, Technology, and Educational Reform
(CTER): www.ed.uiuc.edu/cter
Human Resources Education (HRE) Online: www.hre.uiuc.edu/online
Online master’s in library and information
sciences
(LEEP): http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/gslis/degrees/leep.html
Contributors
Norma Scagnoli is a visiting scholar with the
Division of
Academic Outreach at the University of Illinois at
Urbana
Champaign (2000–2001). Her research interests
include
Internet-based education, distance learning
programs, orientation
of distance learning programs.
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Contact
Norma Scagnoli
Web Technology Group UIUC
302 E. John #1702
Champaign, IL 61820
scagnoli@uiuc.edu
Copyright © 2001, ISTE (International Society for Technology
in Education).
All rights reserved.
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